Adventure Made Podcast
The Adventure Made Podcast is a weekly show capturing the stories and passions of outdoor enthusiasts around camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, backpacking, bush crafting, conservation, and much more.
Host Seth Spears interviews seasoned experts about their most memorable wilderness adventures, favorite gear, professional recommendations, and why spending time in nature is so important for the health of individuals and society.
Rewild Gear was founded by 4 brothers with a passion for the outdoors. We design and build high quality, minimalistic outdoor equipment to help people spend more time in the wilderness so they can reconnect with nature, family, and friends.
Our mission is to protect our public lands and endangered species through conservation, the rejuvenation of depleted soil through regenerative agriculture, and the cleaning up of waterways are common goals we feel everyone should share.
We were made for adventure, and this show will inspire you to get outdoors and reconnect with the wild side burning in all of us!
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Adventure Made Podcast
Ep 19: Patrick Rollins on Knives, Bushcraft, & Survival Training
Patrick Rollins is the lead instructor for Randall's Adventure & Training and is part of the team at ESEE Knives. He developed his enthusiasm for the outdoors from an early age, growing up camping, hunting, fishing, and a member of the Boy Scouts before spending 19 years as a Sheriff's Deputy in Whitfield County, Georgia. Since then, he has taught numerous classes in the US and the Amazon jungles of Peru.
Randall's Adventure & Training teaches survival, Bushcraft, land navigation, basic human tracking, single rope techniques, rope rescue, cave rescue, wilderness first responder, and Search and Rescue classes.
Patrick is certified as a First Responder, Firearms Instructor, Glock Armorer, Rope Rescue Technician, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, and Wilderness First Responder. He has many hours of training in various skill sets, including woodland operations, wilderness survival training, land navigation, and tracking.
He has been a Law Enforcement Instructor since 2001 and served on the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office Special Response Team (Entry and Sniper) from 2001 to 2004.
Quotes:
- "Be adaptable."
- "Get comfortable with being uncomfortable."
- "Get out there and do it."
Topics Discussed:
- 5 Cs of survivability
- Cutting
- Combustion
- Cordage
- Container
- Cover
- Patrick's background & love of the outdoors
- The difference between Survival & Bushcraft
- Esee's most popular knives
- How to get started in Bushcraft
- Deciphering "good" information
- The start of Randall's Adventure & Training
- Gear testing & customer feedback
- Knife steels
- Testing the limits of gear
- Favorite knife styles and their applications
- Future company plans
- How to manage ticks while in nature
- Understanding what a good knife is
- Are there too many outdoor companies?
- The outdoor class that everyone should take
- The "Glock" of knives
- Life lessons from the outdoors
Resources Mentioned:
- ESEE Knives
- Randall's Adventure & Training
- Ontario Knife Company
- Rowen Manufacturing
- Blade Show
- Shot Show
- #beateresee
- Osprey Backpacks
- James Gibson
- 2% for Conservation
- Dave Canterbury
- Victorinox Swiss Army
- War Bonnet Hammock
- Big Agnes Copper Spur Tent
- Black Diamond
- Tactical Intent
- Book: Camping and Woodcraft by Horace Kephart
- Book: Adventure Travel In The Third World by Jeff Randall & Mike Perrin
- Book: Bushcraft - Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival by Mors Kochanski
- Podcast: The Joe Rogan Experience
The Adventure Made Podcast is sponsored by Rewild Gear. Essential gear built for the great outdoors, designed to fuel your next adventure. Come find your wild at RewildGear.com!
